Virginia Gun owners at council meeting (Open Carry issue)

**XD45** · August 30th, 2007, 08:41 PM

is this on video?

**ChamberedRound** · August 30th, 2007, 09:24 PM

Originally Posted by Jelanen

Oh, no, I never meant that...I watched the video of the meeting and a couple of the speakers used the 'thug' term. Thats what I was referring to. Forgive the lack of clarity of my previous post, it wasn't intended as anything but a commentary on the video posted. Of course we should criticize their actions and even punish them if need be, but never has inflammatory name calling ever helped a situation.

Fair enough, sorry for the confusion. I didn't watch the video, but I agree that language like that doesn't help solve anything. At the same time, some people use such terms to make a point that it's all too easy for police to abuse their position, especially in an environment where police who commit crimes are all too often protected by the "blue wall of silence".

**NineseveN** · August 31st, 2007, 12:05 AM

Originally Posted by Jelanen

Oh, no, I never meant that...I watched the video of the meeting and a couple of the speakers used the 'thug' term. Thats what I was referring to. Forgive the lack of clarity of my previous post, it wasn't intended as anything but a commentary on the video posted. Of course we should criticize their actions and even punish them if need be, but never has inflammatory name calling ever helped a situation.

Yes, but the police that did that are thugs...doesn't mean all cops are of course, this incident gives no reason to think or state that.